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| Test Name: | Alpha & Beta Thalassaemia Comprehensive Study |
| Compliance: | CE-IVD, LDT, RUO |
| Test Description: | Thalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Alpha thalassemia intermedia, or hemoglobin H disease, causes hemolytic anemia. Alpha thalassemia major with hemoglobin Bart's usually results in fatal hydrops fetalis. Beta thalassemia major causes hemolytic anemia, poor growth, and skeletal abnormalities during infancy. |
| Methodology: | PCR hybridization detection of Thalassaemia hotspot detection, PCR-Sanger sequencing analysis and Deletion/Duplication analysis of HBA and HBB genes |
| Gene Name: | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
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| Specimen Requirements: | EDTA Blood (5mL) |
| Storage Condition: | Ambient Temperature / 4℃ (if overnight is needed) |
| Turn Around Time: | 20 working days from day of specimen received |
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